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<H2>Virtual Folders</H2>
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Virtual folders are folders that do not exist in the file system.
They are shown to the user with a unique folder icon.</p>
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The method <b>IResource.isLinked</b> returns true for virtual folders, and 
<b>IResource.getLocation</b>/<b>IResource.getLocationURI</b> always returns null.</p>
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Virtual folders can be created by passing the <b>IResource.VIRTUAL</b> flag to the <b>IResource.create</b> method.</p>
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By design, virtual folders can only have linked resources or other virtual folders as children.
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